Safety Engineer

Clark Construction Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Drug-free workplace

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Safety Engineer who will ensure the safety of all personnel on job sites. This role involves managing safety programs and fostering a culture of care.

The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of construction safety experience and a degree in safety and health. Responsibilities include overseeing safety compliance and creating safe work plans. A background in crane and heavy equipment safety is essential. This active position requires flexibility to navigate construction environments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant construction safety experience.
• Ability to communicate and influence supervisors and peers.
• Proof of training and experience in managing construction safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure the safety of employees and trade partners.
• Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
• Develop and implement project specific safety programs.

Skills

Construction safety experience

Communication and influence skills

Crane management

Fall protection management

Heavy equipment safety

Education

Undergraduate degree in safety and health or related discipline

Job description

Role Overview

As a Safety Engineer, you will ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on our world class projects. The Safety Engineer is responsible for creating a culture of care while enforcing Clark's Safety and Health Policy, as well as local and federal safety standards on jobsites. This role participates in the safety education in partnership with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for all phases and tasks. To us, no project is successful unless it is built safely.

Responsibilities

Drive the Clark safety culture on a project. Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public. Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards. Lead the review of specialized safety plans, partner with subcontractors to ensure all documentation is submitted timely. Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action. Understand your project's schedule and relevant Contract Documents. Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs. Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities. Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at‑risk trends. Drive and create a safety vision and align the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone. Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA. Cultivate a network of industry relationships to bring potential business opportunities to Clark leadership. Cultivate industry relationships to help attract and recruit top talent to Clark. A mindset of "All team members are recruiters". Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
• Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
• Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
• Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment.
• Agile, energetic, data driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short term and long term goals.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self‑motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 30 Hour
• STSC GSP 1st Aid/CPR training

Physical Side of the Role

This is an active, hands‑on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.

Work Environment

You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast‑paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels.

Drug‑Free Workplace

Clark promotes a drug‑free workplace. A pre‑employment drug “fitness for duty” screening is required, and the company conducts random quarterly drug “fitness for duty” tests.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clark Construction Group, LLC (and its subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Clark promotes a drug‑free workplace. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). Clark is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email [e-mail] or call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Authorization to Work

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full‑time basis in order to be considered.